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Show 6A Emery County Progress Castle Dale, Utah luesday October 7, 2003 Obituaries Steele n gna to Elden and Sarah Esmerelda Boulton Gottfredson. She married Duane W. Steele May 22, 1945 in Salt Lake City, later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple, Feb. 22, 1956. She worked side by side with of her husband as Office Equipment Co. for 35 years, until his death in 1983. She loved spending time with her family boating, and camping and hiking. She spent countless hours doing beautiful embroidery for her children and grandchildren. Whatever she made she freely gave to those she loved. LaVern is survived by her children: Thomas and Robyn Steele, Curtis and Catherine er Nancy and Scott Steele, Sjostrom and Brent and Edie Steele, all of Price, and Diane and Stephen Behlingof Ferron; 19 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. Also survived by brother Gary Gottfredson and sisters Glenna Steele and Melba Oliverson. Preceded in death by her husband. Graveside services were held Oct. 3 in the Salt Lake Cemetery under the direction of Fausett Mortuary. Billy Durham ELMO-Willia- Joseph m Billy Durham, age 41, passed away peacefully Oct. 4, 2003 at home. He was born May 3, 1962 to Charles William Bill and Joan R. Guthrie Durham. He worked in the coal mine where he was injured in 1982. Though he had no use of his legs, he loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and camping. He Glenys (Lannie) Sitterud, Ken (Earlene) Christiansen both of Emery, Layton, Karla (Kerry) Powell of Hun 6-- 10-1- Lynn Christopherson CARBONVILLE-Lyn- n Alfred Christopherson, 80, passed away Oct. 1, 2003 at Castleview Hospital. He was born Jan. 25, 1923, in Sterling to Dolph and Erickson Myrtle Christopherson. loved him. Survived by wife, Marian Christoperson, Carbonville; three daughters and two sons, Loraine (Don) Wisdom, Ft. (Louis) brothers and sisters: Ray (Ruth) Bakersfield, Calif., Doris Funk of Salt Lake, Truxton (Lottie) Madison of Ephraim, Bessie (Charles) Gall of California, Roger (Nadine) Madison of Arizona, Adele Madison and of Idaho. She was preceded in death by her parents, son John, four brothers and one grandson. Funeral services were held Oct. 6 at the Emery Ward Chapel. Interment followed in the Emery Cemetery under the direction of Fausett Mortuary. sister-in-la- w Theodore Makris, both of Salt Lake; Elizabeth Veturelli, Arizona; Peggy Makris, Salt Lake; Katherine Christopoulos, Worth, Texas; Jerry (Wayne) Nielson, Beaumont, Calif.; Randy Christopherson, Carbonville; Teri (Dana) Paquette, Arlington, Texas; Larry Christopherson, Helper; sister, Brenda Wrightsman, Montrose, Colo.; dren and four 10 grandchil- UMWA. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served as a counselor to three Emery ward bishops, and then as bishop for the Emery Ward for six years. He is survived by his wife, Belle of Emery, children: Craig of Emery, DeLynn and LaMar Black of Price, Joni and Mike Wolfley of Sandy and Gayla and byparents; four brothers; one sister; and an infant son, Rocky. Graveside services were held Oct. 4 at the Cliffview Cemeteiy in Price under the direction of Mitchell Funeral Home. FERRON-Ou- r Re- sponse to UMWA Flyer Sept. 15, 2003, a CW Mining Company employee falsified his safetyinspection checklist. When this came to On managements attention, the employee was given a written warning. When the employee refused to acknowledge the written warning, the employee was given a three day suspension with the intent to discharge, for just cause, with the right to appeal. An employee became upset and called all employees off shift to protest. Some of the employees refused to participate in the protest and.were threatened by the protesters. The Company called the sheriff. The employees were asked to return to work or go home. They were not fired. Some of the employees quit. They did not call or return to work. Some called and said they were afraid to return because of threats made by the protesters. There were no attacks by the Company. The only individual fired was the one that falsified his safetyinspection checklist. CW Mining Company has a policy and procedure leaflet that covers all of these situations. I A Employees have full access to this leaflet. Following is a response to the list of accusations made by the UMWA 1. Workers have been locked out because of union activity. Fact The company gate has not been locked except for security when mine is not operating. No employee has ever been locked out from hisher shift. 2. Workers are forced to work with injuries without access to workers compensation. Fact The Company com- plies with state laws and all employees are covered by workers compensation. 3. Bosses abuse and mistreat workers. Fact There has been no abuse of any employee. 4. Workers are forced to work under unsafe conditions in violation of MSHA law. Fact The Company endeavors to maintain a safe workplace. As is this case, an employee may be disciplined for breaking safety rules, but never for reporting unsafe conditions, orrefusingtoworkinthem. The mine is regularly inspected by MSHA 5. Workers forced to use de Dwaine, and two sisters: Bertha, and Bessie. Funeral services will be held Oct. 8 at Noon in the Emery LDS' Chapel where friends may call' Tuesday from 8 p.m. and also one hour prior to services1.' Burial will be in the Emery Cemetery under the direction of 6-- Fau-se- tt Mortuary. loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend Irene Madge Behling Alzhiemers. She was born Preceded in death by parents, sisters, Vee Kampros and Helen Paulos; brother, George Makris. Funeral service was held on Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church. Trisagion service, was held Friday at 7 p.m. at Mitchells Funeral Home. Family was at Mitchells prior to the service. Committal service was in Price March 4, 1930 in Huntington to Nels and Irene Johanson Christensen. She married Clair H. Behling on Nov. 29, 1946 in Castle Dale and they were later sealed together with their family in May 1965 in the Manti Temple. She loved to sew, crochet, and cooking, including make the best cookies. She loved babies, especially her grandchildren. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints and served in many callings including 22 years as a Blazer leader. She is survived by her husband Clair Behling, and five children: Dennis (Sandy) Behling, Jo Lynn (Don) Steele, Vynette (Kevin) Willbur, Scott (Toni) Behling and Gina (Kent) Jones. She is also survived by 22 grandchildren, 11 two sisters, Darlene City Cemeteiy. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, P.O. Box 688, Price, UT (MORRIS-WORLEY- or CO North, Price, UT quote in UT 637-440- 84501. (Clyde) Thompson, Verlene (Garry) Cites, and three broths ers, Elwood (Gwen) Christensen, Dale (Doreen) Christensen, Alan (Bonnie) Christensen. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister Margie, and an infant brother Val Jay. Friends may call for a viewing at the Huntington Stake Center on Oct. 7, from 1 a.m. Funeral services will then bij( held in the chapel at 1 1 a.m. Interment will follow in the HuriJ tington City Cemeteiy under thy" direction of Fausett Mortuary' 10-1- BUNDERSON 'I I I Monument Cemetery Lettering Etching Quality Memorials Home appointments available 530 E. Main, Castle Dale 0 Commentary Correction Letters to the editor should focus on public issues rather than private personalities or entities. All submissions must be verified prior to publication. The Emery County Progress reserves the right to edit letters not only to satisfy space constraints, but potential liability concerns. ' In the Sept. 30 edition of Sun Advocate and the Emery County Progress, United Mine Workers of America represen tative Jim Stevens was misquoted in an article about hi the1 Co-O- LETTER TO THE EDITOR CW Mining Company grandchildren. Also survived by two brothers: Robert and Irene Madge Behling n. Preceded in death Garth Luke of Orangeville; 15 grandchildren and 11 great- passed away in Ferron Oct. 4 as a result of final stages of on Oct. 1, 2003 at Castleview Hospital. Born Aug. 8, 1919 in Raton, N.M. to Mike and Sophia Papadomanolakis Makris. Married Mathew (Mathios) A. Kosmas, Nov. 25, 1951 in Salt Lake City He died May 9, 1990. Member of the Assumption brother, Annie Gaviotakis, Married Marian L. Miller Oct. 2, 1948 in Las Vegas, Nev. He was a resident of Carbon County since 1959 where he owned and operated Lynns Music (now known at Breinholt Music). Lynn also worked as a business machine mechanic for 20 years at Office Equipment. He enjoyed country music, guitars, hunting, fishing and camping. One of Lynns greatest joys was talkingto people and spendingtime with family and friends, and shopping for western wear and boots. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and Marie tington, VanderHerp, Becky (Jed) Allred both of Ferron. She is also survived by 38 grandchildren, 32 e Greek Orthodox Church where she was active in many church activities over the years. Longtime resident of Carbon County, where she worked as the cafeteria food service supervisor for the College of Eastern Utah. Jennie enjoyed crocheting and was the happiest when she was cooking and baking for her family and friends. May her Memory be Eternal Survived by her sons, Anthony (Lola) Kosmas, San Francisco, Calif.; George (Ellen) Kosmas; Modesto, Calif; her loving grandchildren, Demetra Mia Kosmas and Mathew Kosmas; four sisters and one e son, age 78, Makris Kosmas, age 84, passed away children Samantha and Derek, many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Preceded in death by a twin brother, Bobby. Graveside services will be held Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Moab Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday evening from 8 p.m. and Friday from 1 a.m. at Fausett Mortuary in Price. Duzett Anderpassed away Oct. 5, 2003 at his home in Emery. He was born March 14, 1925 in Emery to Arthur M. and Virtue Duzett Anderson. He married Belle V Mortensen Aug. 6, 1947 in Salt Lake City, later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple. He lived in Emery his entire life and was a cattlemanfarmer. He served in the US Navy during WWII as a radio officer on the US Navy TBF Avenger, based on the Aircraft Carrier Mission Bay. He was a coal miner and member of the EMERY-Lyl- Jennie Kosmas PRICE-Jenni- was a quiet man who loved spending time with his family, playing cards, teasing everyone (especially Mom) and watching TV To all the kids he was Uncle Billy. He was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by his family and all who knew him. He is survived by his parents of Elmo and four sisters: Linda and Andy Peterson of Elmo, Nita and Robert Regruto of Helper, Barbara and Steven Nostrom of Elko, Nev., and Jackie and Gene Spigarelli of Price and a very dear friend Paula Wells and her beloved Ruth Jean Christiansen, 76, passed away with her family at her side Oct. 2, 2003 in Price. She was born Dec. 20, 1926 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Reno Giles and Leola Madsen Crook. She married Merlin H. Christiansen on Sept. 6, 1946 in the Salt Lake Temple. She was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints where she has served in many callings including an 18 month mission at Temple Square. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, all types of musical activities, sewing, and will long be remembered for excellence in quilting. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and the Emery County Historical Society Jean was currently working, along with her husband, as director of the Senior Center in Emery Survivors include her husband Merlin of Emery, her children Nancy (Tom) Parry of Salt Lake, Rene (David) Dailey of Springville, Scott (Karelyn) of EMERY-Ou- r Gottfredson Steele, age 78, passed away Sept. 28, 2003 in Ferron. She was born April 17, 1925 in MaPRICE-LaVer- Lyle Duzett Anderson Ruth Jean Christiansen LaVem Gottfredson fective and unsafe machinery and man trips. Fact The Company requires the equipment operator to perform a check prior to operating any equipment. Equipment is inspected regularly by the company and by MSHA. If any is defective, it is taken out of service and locked out until it can be fixed. 6. Workers forced to work arbitrary shifts. Fact Shifts are posted ahead of time. Employees have advance notice of shifts. 7. Workers do not have medical insurance to speak of and no retirement benefits. Fact The Company offers medical insurance to all employ- that they lose or cannot account for. The company promotes violations by refusing to safety punish the bosses that break 10. them. Fact Bosses are disciplined if they are found violating company policies and MSHA law, and in some cases, suspended from work without pay. are unfair, ranging from $5.25 to $7.00 per 11. Wages hour. Fact The Company has in- centive pay in addition to the actual base pay. The combined pay ranges from $5.50 to $20.00 per hour. The $5.50 is for the lowest level of unskilled worker with no previous mine experiees. ence. This lowest pay is for up 8. There is no bathhouse for to 90 days probationary emthe female workers. ployment, after which they are Fact Female workers have raised if they continue to work. been offered alternative shower 12. Company does not profacilities. There are rest room' vide adequate training for its facilities. employees. 9. Company does not proFact All employees are vide necessary tools without given the standard MSHA safety money from the training by an MSHA approved workers pay. trainer before they are put to Fact The Company issues work. Those who speak only tools without charge. Employ- Spanish are trained by a Spanees are charged for the tools ish speaking approved trainer. Company has a ladder of employee levels of skill and experience. An employee receives training for the position in which he is seeking advancement. When an employee is ready to be advanced, heshe is given a 15, 30, and 60 day assessment for the advanced position. If they qualify, they are moved to a higher pay C W Mining scale. 13. All workers and Democratic minded pepple Fact One of our employees carried a Company letter to a UMWA rally in Price, stating that they were not fired but needed to call or return within three days or the Company would have to assume they had quit? After readingthe company statement, the UMWA rep. refused to allow it to be read. He stated to the employee that the companys statement would cause a division in the group of employees protesting. Signed, Charles Reynolds, Personnel Manager CW Mining Company employ-rally involving p ees written by Richard Shaw. The story should have read: A lot of these workers dont understand English, pointed out Jim Stevens ... The remainder of the statement included in the paragraph should not be attributed tb Stevens. Th e Sun Advocate re-- ; grets the inadvertent error and any incovenience the mistake may have caused. 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